William Hole; Sir George Adam Smith — Old Testament History

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated historical work on the Old Testament. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventy-five colour plates. Collated complete. A historical study of the Old Testament of the Bible, with chapters on Isaac and Rebekah, Joseph's Rise to Power, The Wanderings in the Wilderness, David's Successes and Failures, and Palestine under the Babylonians. Written and illustrated by William Brassey Hole, a Scottish Victorian painter, illustrator, etcher, and engraver, known for his industrial, historical and biblical scenes. With a preface by Sir George Adam Smith, a Scottish theologian. Dated from the British Library. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light sunning to the spine with minor discolouration to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot and light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: William Hole. Very Good Indeed .